The meeting concerned Canal Dredging and Clearing
As expected in a meeting of this nature, there was a three-deep standing-room-only crowd. Mayor Jeff Collier explained that the purpose of the meeting was to hear comments regarding the assessments on the proposed canal dredging and cleaning project as required by law before the levy is affected.
The following are some points brought out at the meeting regarding the details of the project and the pros and cons expressed by property owners. These are based on comments made by those leading the meeting or in attendance.
That's the question being mulled by Dauphin Island property owners today. The DIPOA board believes deeding the Dauphin Island beach over to the town of Dauphin Island, and thereby making it a public beach, is the route to solving the problem the current beach owners can't or won't afford to solve themselves. If the beach comes under the Town of Dauphin Island's ownership it will become eligible for public funding.
Insurance is going to be harder to find and more expensive for vacation home, condo, and vacation rental property owners along the Alabama Gulf Coast. The news this morning is that State Farm has decided not to renew policies for about 2600 homes within 1000 feet of the Alabama coast line.
State Farm will send a letter to all affected policyholders informing them of the decision. When each affected policy comes to within 60 days of expiration another letter will be sent to confirm the individual policy will not be renewed.
The inaugural Mardi Gras parade for 2007, the Island Mystics parade on Dauphin Island met with a good bit of rain which dampened participants and revelers alike, but not the spirits of all who turned out for the event.
This year's parade was held to honor our troops in uniform around the world. A float for each branch of the armed services paid tribute. With a theme like that, could a little rain really be a problem? Not hardly.
Katrina's mess still haunts the Mississippi Sound, the strip of water between Dauphin Island's north shore and the mainland. The storm left tons of debris submerged in the sound. The debris poses a potential hazard to boaters and swimmers.
Shortly after the storm had ended the Town of Dauphin Island requested state funds to help clear the shallows from the high tide mark on Dauphin Island's north shore to a line approximately 200 yards out into the sound.
That cleanup work is about to begin.